Kiss of the Dragon

    Kiss of the Dragon
    2001

    Synopsis

    Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

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    Cast

    • Jet LiLiu Jian
    • Bridget FondaJessica Kamen
    • Tchéky KaryoInsp. Richard
    • Max RyanLupo
    • Ric YoungMister Big
    • Burt KwoukUncle Tai
    • Laurence AshleyAja
    • Cyril RaffaelliTwin
    • Didier AzoulayTwin
    • John ForgehamMax

    Recommendations

    • 100

      San Francisco Chronicle

      It is not merely a thriller but a shocker. It will separate hard-core Jet Li followers from the fair-weather fans.
    • 75

      Miami Herald

      The Hollywood action genre, sliding into a lazy dependence on computer-generated fakery, needs this authentic kick to the head delivered by Jet Li.
    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      The non-fighting parts of Kiss of the Dragon are, despite the presence of co-star Bridget Fonda, completely non-compelling. It's a proud convention in films like this for fans to mark time during exposition, waiting patiently for the action to start up again, and Kiss is very much in that tradition.
    • 67

      Austin Chronicle

      This is a garish, rocket-fueled slice of popcorn mayhem, and the perfect antidote to this summer's limp action lineup.
    • 63

      New York Daily News

      The action scenes, including one on that tourist sightseeing staple, the Bateau Mouche, were directed by Cory Yuen with some creative touches, including a hail of chopsticks during a fight in a restaurant kitchen.
    • 60

      New Times (L.A.)

      Will probably please hard-core action fans who have become inured to plot idiocies, but it remains a terrible waste of talent.
    • 50

      TV Guide Magazine

      The story is formulaic, but this brutal, fast-paced thriller makes excellent use of Li's martial arts prowess.
    • 40

      Washington Post

      Offers just about a kill a minute, but less than a thrill a minute.

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